Making a Living from Old Shoes
Tanzanian Street Vendors as Urban Experts
Alexis Malefakis, Mareile Flitsch (Editor)
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About the book
English
- ISBN: 978-3-7165-1826-7
- Pages: 112
- Binding: Hardcover
- Published: 9/2016
- Illustrations: 52 illustrations
- Dimensions: 25.5 x 17 cm
An approach to the skills of street vendors
Our old shoes embark on a new life in Africa. In addition to commercial clothes collectors, sorters, and interim dealers, thousands of street vendors in Africa live off the sale of second-hand clothes and shoes.
They have to know which shoes are in fashion on the streets at the time, the various types of customers and the styles that are in demand by them, when and where these customers are most likely to be found, how to best approach them, and what they are willing to pay. This specialized expert knowledge is the basis of a successful livelihood.
The book provides insights into the life of a group of street vendors of the Tanzanian multimillion metropolis Dar es Salaam.
Author
Alexis Malefakis
Alexis Malefakis is a social anthropologist with a research focus on urban anthropology, economic anthropology, praxeology and material culture, and a regional focus on sub-Saharan Africa.
Editor
Mareile Flitsch
Mareile Flisch, born in 1960 in Münster, studied Ethnology and Sinology in Germany, France and China. She received her doctoral degree in 1990 and the professorship in 2001.